The sun., 1887-03-27

VOL. Mv.-N0. 2OS..
LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.
RUsskA's RULER THE MOST WORRIED
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Winning FortaAes-HaggarA Accused OF
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LONDON, March 9.-The war scare seems
10 be dead. Russia has evidently arrived ut
the conclusion TINT with France as her only
possible ally. It would not be wise to bring
about conflict just yet; but ss Bulgaria is,
talking Of proclsimin9 her independence. and
b busily engaged In arranging for loan to pay
for $4,000 shells she hes just contracted for
with the accommodating Herr Kvupp. and for
hundreds of horses which her agents are buy
ing for her In Hungary. the Cars patience
may again be dangcropsly strained.
As Il D. he IL still the most worried man in
Europe. Revolutionary manifestoes appear on
the walls Of St Petersburg and Moscow with
Irritating regularity. and although the police
have managed TO discover ono or two manu-
factories Of explosives. they have not yet un-
earthed any Of the secret printing presses
which must be at work under their very noses.
A. II this were not enough. Mr.. Katkoff, the ir-
repressible 9ray-haired. ite-bearicd little
man who edits the Moscow Gazette and con.
trolls the formidable machinery Of the Pan
slavist party. has taken to nagging the Gov
eminent with degree Of vigor and persistency
which II he be not warned in timo may land
him In Siberia despite his enormous political
influence. KatkoH yearns to whip the ungrate-
ful Bulgarfans. and is unshaken in his convic-
tfon that Russia can and ought to fight and
beat Germany and Austria, with perhaps Italy
thrown In.
Hero in England all eyes are once moro
turned toward Afghanistan. where Russia's
ceasaless intriguing is to all appearances about
to boar fruit which will not have pleasant
savor In the mouths Of EnRlishmen. The
Ameer. while urging his Mollahs to preach
holy war against Russians, is quietly sending
to secure the big subsidy which he receives
from the British Governments for being friendly
with England and every farthing in addition
which he can screw out OF his subjects. He
has also contracted the Objectionable habit Of
forgetting to pay his soldiers. and Of cutting
the throats of all who presume to ask for or
hint at settlement Of outstanding accounts.
A rebellion may therefore be looked for at any
moment. which may end in Russian occupation
Of Herat and Cabul. or more likely in the seat
ing OF Ayoob Khan or some other Russian
puppet on the Ameer's throne. No wonder.
therefore. that Russian patriots smile and rub
their hands, and that Katkoff confidently pre-
diets that England will soon have such busy
time in the far East that her means Of intrigue
in Europe will be considerably diminished
The week has been full Of hope and encour-
agement for the Irish cause. The cheering
words cabled across from the great meeting
in Cooper Union have encouraged the friends
and exasperated the enemies Of Ireland, and
to-day those same foes are worried and de-
jected at the great victory scored bv the Glad
stonian candidate at nkeston. while they are
yet staggering under the blows administered
to them by Mr. Gladstone and other Liberal
leaders in the debate which concluded at 2
O'Clock this morning in nominal victory for
the coercionists.
That debate will be long remembered In par
hamentary history. So completely demoralised
we're the Tories by Gladstone's vigorous and
brilliant attack that they were unable to find
man from their own ranks to defend their poll
cy. and they had to suffer the humiliation OF
intrusting their defence to Chamberlain.
James. and Goschen. who. II political renegades.
are at any rate blessed with brains. Even 80
stanch Tory as Howarth. the member for
Sslford. found it necessary to express his
panied surprise at the want Of grit shown by
his party leaders. and when the division bells
rang three Tory members walked out OF the
House without voting. several Liberal Union
lists followed their example, and three actually
voted in the minority. having been converted
by Gladstone's speech.
This process of conversion among the rank
and file OF Liberal Unionists is likely to be
quickened by the result Of the Hkeston elec-
tion. which, coming after the Gladstonian VIC
tories at Liverpool and Burnley proves conclu-
sively that those Liberal electors who alb
stained or voted Tory at the last election are
returning to their allegiance with almost un-
expected celerity. driven thither partly by the
Grass stupidity and ridiculous muddling Of the
Government. and partly by the forcible logic of
events The process may be SLOW possibly too
slow for impatient spirits but it will be sure.
Equally cheering arc the signs OF growing
dissatisfaction within the Conservative party,
which is finding vent outside rs well as inside
Parliament, and may ultimately become pro-
nounced enough to break the iron bands OF
party discipline. The Tory newspapers, after
vainly trying to plausibly explain why the Gov
eminent have gone in for coercion before
attempting to legislate upon the recommends
tions OF their own pct Land Commission, are
getting mad with conscience stricken members
OF their party. whom they now tell, In the
words OF the st. James,s Gazette. the organ
OF tho crustiest OF crusty old Toryism. that tho
Government has no more to do with the losses
OF Irish farmers than with the losses OF Lon
don sugar boilers and this. be 1t remembered.
whilc the Ulster tenant farmers. conservative
and loyal to man. are crying out as loudly as
their brethren in the south and west for relief
from the heavy burdens which arc crushing
them to the ground.
The evictions on Lord Lansdowne's estates
have not been accompanied by such Distress
ing scenes as at Glenbeigh and other places.
but thcy have been none the loss interesting.
They were undoubtedly intended chiefly to
punish certain prominent men for joining the
aRrsrian agitation. men Of substance and even
Justices of the Peace. who. to the astonishment